19 April, 2015

TASTY VEGETARIAN FOOD AT MILDREDS, LONDON

If you're after a tasty spot of vegetarian and vegan food you have to pop on by to Mildreds. Running for over 20 years, they have established themselves in the heart of Soho, London, satisfying diners with their internationally inspired menu. When I used to work in Soho, I loved grabbing a bite at Mildreds. This weekend when I suggested to back again with my sisters to enjoy an
early dinner, it still had the same great atmosphere and food that I
remembered.

The restuarant has a no booking policy but they have a bar
area where you wait with your drinks and enjoy some bar snacks. My
sisters went for the White Peach Bellini and Turkisk Rose cocktails, I had fresh carrot and apple juice - the ginger gave a nice kick!

It was a hazy late afternoon in London, customers were enjoying their drinks casually outside the restaurant before being seated. You know a restaurant is good when it it's packed even out of peak dining times.

The back of the restaurant has a lovely open and airy feel with the skylight, mirrors, art on the walls and lively hustle and bustle from the wait staff and diners.

Kale, cucumber, apple, lemon juice

We settled in with the menu, every option looked so good! The main menu
doesn't change to often, where the food is mainly organic and sourced from small businesses. They have great vegan and gluten free options as well as offer
daily specials, which is great to try something new if you're a regular.

We chose the spiced kale vadas and hullumi to start of with. The crunchy
vadas went really well with the mango and coconut chutney, whilst the
halloumi and spinach is a classic.

For mains we chose the sweet potato and cashew nut curry with yellow basmatic rice, it has so many flavours and the mild curry tasted delicious with the tangy coconut and tomato sambal. This veggie curry was so satisfying and I love the added crunch of the cashew nuts and freshness of the coriander. As as meat eater, I didn't miss meat at all in this dish!

My sisters went for the pea and sweetcorn burger with sweet potato fries and organic black bean burrito with tomato salsa, iceberg lettuce for crunch and good old guacamole. Both look amazing, my sister Thao is vegan and this burger look as good as any meaty version. I think even my fiance Hang who is a mad burger fan would of enjoy this!

For dessert we finished off with a super large helping of
peanut butter and chocolate brownie (vegan) and the vanilla and choco
bread and butter pudding, with a side of blackberry compote - how
delicious do they look?

You can find Mildreds at 45 Lexington Street, London W1f 9AN, open Monday to Saturday 12pm - 11pm.